IS350 stays the same at 305HP but gets the 8Speed from the IS-F. 5.0 0-60 for this segment is spot on for the IS350. This is just so underwhelming compared to cars like the CLA250, Audi A3/A4 Sedans. Anything that sells in the high 30's to mid 40's.

Frisky Dingo:This base engine blows. They shouldn't have even bothered with the redesign until they had a better offering for the entry level variant.

Lexus doesn't want to invest the time in making a competitive engine for the 250. They are just like Apple... as long as there are morons who continue to snap up a lackluster offering, they will continue to not make improvements. The vast majority of IS's I see in my area, are the 250 base model. Posers who want to be able to say they own a Lexus or a luxury car in general. Every now and then I'll see an IS 350. I've seen less than ten IS-F's in my life.
__________________________________________________________• Yea, I'm gonna drive a domestic. Why don't I just flush my money down a toilet??? •